Martin Mill railway station

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Martin Mill also served as an important station during both the First and Second World Wars. During the construction of Dover Harbour in 1897, a single track branch was constructed to bring in materials from Martin Mill. The track ran over the surface of the high chalk plateau parallel with the Dover-Deal main line, before climbing up to the summit just at the entrance to Guston tunnel. From there, it ascended to the cliff top, 350 ft above sea level. It then descended in a zig-zag formation on a vertiginous shelf which was cut into the cliff, leading down to the eastern part of the harbour. The route was reopened during both wars and operated mainly by Royal Engineers to deploy mounted artillery on the cliff edge. [9]

During the Second World War, the branch served the many gun batteries along the white cliffs between Dover and St Margarets including the two 14 inch guns/cannons nicknamed Winnie (after Winston Churchill) and Pooh (after the fictional bear). The military railway was also used by three railway guns, Gladiator, Sceneshifter and Piecemaker, which were WW1 railway gun carriages bearing their original gun names but carrying 13.5" naval guns. There were three curved firing spurs on the military railway designed for use by the rail guns. During the war, the batteries controlled the Dover Straits, but the larger guns fired into France, mainly at the numerous German gun batteries who were shelling the Dover area from August 1940.

This line also ran down to Dover Harbour along a cliff road.

Facilities

The booking office is open only on weekday mornings, however a ticket machine on the Dover-bound platform caters for out-of-hours ticketing. [10]

For many years, the ticket office acted as a Post Office for the local community.

Services

All services at Martin Mill are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 electric multiple units.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [11]

Additional services, including trains to and from London Charing Cross via Tonbridge call at the station during the peak hours.

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Martin Mill station
General information
Location Martin Mill, Dover
England
Grid reference TR341466
Managed by Southeastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMTM
Classification DfT category E
History
Opened15 June 1881
Original companyDover and Deal Joint Railway
Pre-groupingDover and Deal Joint Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 70,648
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Southeastern

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